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“And I? …sometimes I tell a story. Because Promethea asks me for a bowl of words before she goes to sleep.” -Cixous, The Book of Promethea Alphabet Soup. When I was young, my mother would take my sister and I to the library to gather books. I was a voracious consumer of words from an […]

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I’ve spent that last couple of days locked in limbo, inbetween, straddling two possibilities–City Council Member/Not–while also trying to take in everything that just happened at the national level. Another count from the ROV will drop soon, but I have demanded of myself to carve additional mental space to really drill past the local race […]

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On June 18th, Barney Frank visited Carlsbad to support our campaign. Barney is an incisive and inspirational figure who has dedicated much of his post-Congressional work to increasing participation in politics. Deeply grateful to this man and honored by his support.

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What does it mean to “do” the work of social change in today’s socio-political climate? How do we get ahead of the many issues we face, both locally and globally? How does an activist move from “reaction” to “creation”? So many of these questions have been swirling around my mind and in my heart since […]

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Marco Gonzalez is a name synonymous with integrity and boldness in San Diego. He is not afraid to speak truth to City Mayors, fight billion dollar projects, or call out activists and environmentalists who are not able to incorporate a more inclusive social vision into their perspectives. Gonzalez stands firmly for environmental justice, which surpasses environmentalism in breadth and scope. The difference […]

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Three months ago, I started a new job. The physical toll on my body is great and there is little, to no time, for anything other than sleeping when I return home after the typical 12 hour long work days. I bury myself in my bedding when I return from work, hiding my eyes from […]

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One of the biggest selling points of Measure A, a plan to build a nearly 600,000 square foot mall on a commercial property adjacent to Interstate 5 in Carlsbad, is the supposed “gift” of “new open space”: 176 acres of publicly accessible open space on the South Shore of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon. Yet, as […]

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Jim Moriarty is one of my heroes and I am deeply honored to share with you that he is endorsing the “No on Measure A” grassroots efforts in Carlsbad, California. During his tenure as CEO of the Surfrider Foundation, he played an integral role in the local-global movement to “Save Trestles” from a massive toll […]